Virtual Zwift Rides

I’m planning on it.

Are you?

Yup - registered for all 3. Theres ALOT of riders… think a smaller field might’ve made it more interesting.

Sprint race will just be whoever gets in the main breaks I guess.

Swap to TT bike for the TT - I assume that’ll be mass start but no drafting.

Registered for all 3 (some doubt I’ll make the first).

Scratch I assume is a normal race. TT will be an epic burn up😂.

Points in theory you get points for position in the sprint each lap, double points at the end and of course mega points if you make a lap on the field :joy::joy::joy::joy:. Not really clear how exactly they will score that, not that I’ll be bothering the scorers however they score it…

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Yeah if I get a single point across 3 races… I’m claiming that as a morale victory!

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I’ll try and enter tonight. I was expecting it to be popular so not much chance of getting any points unless you take the first 2 steady and try a bit more in the last race when some people might be fried.

Be a bit of fun and see how I get on.

Wonder if I should use poet’s rapid weight loss plan, or maybe sit in the sauna and dehydrate myself all day to make the weight like boxers do :joy:

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Im not sure weight makes much diff… Its the reverse dolphin loop - so you don’t get the steep kicker, just a load of false flats. Rubbish!!!
Also starts the laps with the rollers :sob:

Better be ready for a few minutes of mayhem from the off then :joy:

Just checked, points for the first 20 in Scratch and TT. For the points race it’s the first 4 each lap and finish (double points but still need top 4). 200 odd signed up…

I will be massively impressed if anyone can muster a point, esp as it’s all Category racing…

Best placing for ages today in the Volcano race. 30/179 starters. I kept with the lead group until we got inside the Volcano; at 14.9km to go I even hit the front :sweat_smile: Given how many starters there were, there weren’t many finishers in Zwift, let alone Zwift Power after it had weeded out all the cheats (wasn’t anti-sandbagging). At one point I was with a Cat A, and a group of 4 C Cats breezed last us on Volcano Climb :roll_eyes: None of them made the ZP results.

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Yeah thats not enough places is it with 200 entrants… and likely to get bigger. Maybe they will amend it seeing as its a manual process it seems…

TriTalk bragging rights on the iTT then?? :thinking:

If it’s top 20 in each category someone might have a chance, depending on the split across categories?

I dont think theres any categories… just all in one!!!

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I’m riding Tempus Fugit for an hour tonight with the club. Thinking of going sans draft TT bike, just for the workout (it’s a banded ride). It’s tempting to get the P5 but I’m only a level and a bit away from the Felt IA.

Just went badge hunting and wonderful Zwift dropped out with 0.3 miles to go - how very super, at least it was only a 14.6 course in France

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You need the RANT thread :grimacing:

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Decided to have a go at the ADZ and managed to get 00:55:00:41 so pretty happy with that.

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That is pretty much identical to my best, according to Strava, 55:01

Next time I’m opting for a climbing bike

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I’ve now entered all 3. The email I got is a bit misleading, it mentions the series but then lists a crit race which does have the categories. But when I entered it is just open.

We’ll see, still be a bit of painful fun.

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How are you only doing 55:00 on that power? It’s not like you’re heavy. I did sub 54 on 255w.